Sharjah Football Club ( ar, نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional

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club based in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

that competes in the

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al ...

. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium. Founded in 1966, it has been the most successful team in the

Emirate of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which i ...

, winning 6 pro league titles, 9 presidents cups and 2 super cups. The club was also the first official UAE league champion since its establishment in 1974.

History

Golden Age

Sharjah FC was founded in 1966 under the name of Al Oruba Club, they were the first official champions of the

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winning it in 1974 after beating Al Ahli and

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. The club would merge with Al Khaleej in 1974 to form ''Al Sharjah SCC'' and relocate their headquarters in Sharjah City. The club would later see itself win the league in 4 more occasions during the 80s and 90s and 8 out of the 22 players in the UAE's 1990 squad were players from Sharjah, more than any other club at the time.https://www.sharjahfc.gov.ae/تأريخ-تأسيس-النادي/

Decline

During the mid-2000s however, Sharjah would see a decline as they would finish in mid-table consecutively and in 2012, the club got relegated for the first time in their history. However, the club managed to quickly get promoted back to the top tier division in 2013.

New Era

Sharjah has managed to win its first title since 1996 in 2019 with a record of only one loss. On 14 September 2019, Sharjah managed to win their first UAE Super Cup title since 1994 after beating Shabab Al Ahli in penalties 4-3.

Honours

18 Official Championships Domestic

Leagues

*Champions (6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19

UAE Division One UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each t ...

*Champions: 1992–93

Cups

UAE President's Cup The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League. Hi ...

*Winners (9): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22

UAE Super Cup The UAE Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الإماراتي), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition was p ...

*Winners (2): 1994,

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Joint League Cup *Winners: 1977

GCC Champions League The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...

* Runners-up: 1991

Club officials

Current squad

Out on loan

Performance in AFC competitions

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: 6 appearances ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

: Quarter Finals ::

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: ''Withdrew'' ::

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

: ''Withdrew'' ::

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: Group Stage ::

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: Round of 16 ::

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: Group Stage

AFC Champions League history

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competitio ...

: 2 appearances ::

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: Group Stage ::

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: First Round

Asian Club Championship history

Record By Country

Club managers

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(1978) * Djalma Alves (1981–83) * Procópio Cardoso (1984) * Yury Mozorov (1992–93) *

Faouzi Benzarti Faouzi Benzarti ( ar, فوزي البنزرتي; born 3 January 1950) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of MC Alger. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir witho ...

(2000–Dec 01) *

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(Dec 2001) * Dragan Jolgina (Dec 2001–June 2) *

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(June 2002–??) * Ghazi Ghrairi * Srećko Juričić (July 1, 2006 – Nov 1, 2006) *

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(2006) * Gerard van der Lem (July 1, 2007 – May 1, 2008) *

Manuel Cajuda Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa (born 27 June 1951) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the manager of Leixões SC. In a career which spanned three decades, he managed nearly 20 teams in his own country, and also ...

(July 13, 2009 – May 21, 2011) * Abdulmajid (May 22, 2011 – June 16, 2011) * Carlos Azenha (June 17, 2011 – Nov 14, 2011) *

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(Sept 18, 2011 – Dec 14, 2011) *

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(Dec 16, 2011 – Feb 2, 2012) *

(2012) *

(2013) * Paulo Bonamigo (May 25, 2013 – 2015) *

Abdulaziz Mohamed Abdulaziz Mohamed Ali Khador ( ar, عبد العزيز محمد علي; born 12 December 1965) is a Emirati retired professional footballer who played as a forward for the United Arab Emirates national team and Sharjah. He was a member of Uni ...

(2015 – 2016) *

Giorgos Donis Georgios Donis ( el, Γεώργιος Δώνης; born 22 October 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently a manager. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh. He was the first eve ...

(July 2016 – Dec 2016 ) *

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(Jan 2017 – Oct 2017) * Abdulaziz Al Yassi (Oct 2017 – Oct 2021) *

Cosmin Olăroiu Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu (born 10 June 1969) is a Romanian professional football manager and former footballer in charge of UAE Pro League Sharjah FC. As a manager, he guided Steaua Bucharest to the Romanian League title and Romanian Supercup ...

(Nov 2021 – ''present'')

Pro-League record

_{Notes 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.} Key * Pos. = Position * Tms. = Number of teams * Lvl. = League

References

External links

Sharjah FC official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharjah FC Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates Sport in Sharjah (city) Association football clubs established in 1966 1966 establishments in the Trucial States Sport in the Emirate of Sharjah